January 2026 – Page 33 – The Gaming Boardroom

AI Can Develop “Human-Like” Gambling Addiction, Study Suggests

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AI Can Develop “Human-Like” Gambling Addiction, Study Suggests Summary Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea) found that large language models can exhibit gambling-like behaviour in slot-style experiments. The paper, titled ‘Can Large Language Models Develop Gambling Addiction?’, tested major models including OpenAI’s GPT-4o-mini, Google’s Gemini-2.5-Flash and Anthropic’s Claude-3.5-Haiku. When allowed […]

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Drake and Adin Ross Face Legal Action over Alleged Illegal Gambling Promotion

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Drake and Adin Ross Face Legal Action over Alleged Illegal Gambling Promotion Summary A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia names musician Drake and streamer Adin Ross, alleging they promoted the sweepstakes-style casino platform Stake.us in ways that encouraged real-money gambling. Plaintiffs say the platform uses a dual-currency model — “Gold Coins” for […]

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Key lessons to learn ahead of the World Cup

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Key lessons to learn ahead of the World Cup Summary The 2026 FIFA World Cup, staged across the US, Mexico and Canada, presents a huge opportunity for betting operators: FIFA expects audiences of more than 6 billion and Spotlight Sports Group suggests 70% of fans in the UK, US and LatAm plan to place a […]

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Turkey ups enforcement on illegal gambling with new weapon

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Turkey ups enforcement on illegal gambling with new weapon Summary Turkish authorities have tightened the net on illegal online gambling by bringing banks and payment providers directly into enforcement activity. The Justice Minister authorised warnings to customers and the 11th Judicial Package gives prosecutors expanded powers to seize assets, suspend accounts and prosecute those linked […]

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Macau 2025 GGR tops $30.9B, rises 9.1% YoY | AGB

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Macau 2025 GGR tops $30.9B, rises 9.1% YoY | AGB Summary Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for 2025 reached MOP247.40 billion (US$30.9 billion), a 9.1% year-on-year increase that exceeded the government’s full‑year target of MOP228 billion (US$28.5 billion). December 2025 delivered MOP20.89 billion (US$2.61 billion), up 14.8% year‑on‑year — the strongest December since the COVID‑19 […]

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The Parkwood Playbook: How Firing the Middlemen Made Beyoncé a Billionaire

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The Parkwood Playbook: How Firing the Middlemen Made Beyoncé a Billionaire Summary Beyoncé reached billionaire status after a deliberate business overhaul that moved critical functions in-house under Parkwood Entertainment. By self-funding productions, promoting her own tours, owning masters and launching majority-owned consumer ventures, she retained revenue that traditionally flows to managers, promoters and labels. The […]

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The End of the Crypto Ghost: How HMRC’s New Data Engine Is Mapping Britain’s Hidden Billions

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The End of the Crypto Ghost: How HMRC’s New Data Engine Is Mapping Britain’s Hidden Billions Summary Author’s take: Punchy and blunt — HMRC and the OECD have pulled the plug on crypto secrecy. CARF and a UK–US task force have turned anonymous wallets into auditable accounts, and that changes everything for investors, exchanges and […]

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The Liquidity Shield: Why Tech’s Elite are Hedging Against the 2026 AI Infrastructure Reckoning

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The Liquidity Shield: Why Tech’s Elite are Hedging Against the 2026 AI Infrastructure Reckoning Summary Top tech founders and executives — including Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, CoreWeave founders and others — have sold roughly $19 billion of stock in 2025 as they pivot away from purely digital bets and prepare for a costly, hardware-heavy phase […]

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Digital Transformation Accelerates Travel Industry Growth as Alexey Yanshin Drives 75% Online Sales Surge in Central Asia

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Digital Transformation Accelerates Travel Industry Growth as Alexey Yanshin Drives 75% Online Sales Surge in Central Asia Summary Alexey Yanshin, Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and CIS at Sabre Corporation, led a rapid digital transformation across Central Asia’s travel sector that pushed online ticket sales penetration from roughly 15% to over 75% and […]

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Citizenship by Donation in 2026: The Easiest Countries to Secure a Second Passport

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Citizenship by Donation in 2026: The Easiest Countries to Secure a Second Passport Summary Citizenship by donation is a non-refundable contribution to a sovereign development fund in exchange for full citizenship, typically without residency, language or interview requirements. Targeted mainly at high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, the route prioritises speed, simplicity and predictability over financial return. […]

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